Post harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops / K.P. Sudheer and V.Indira

1. Introduction 2. Structure and composition of fruits and vegetables 3. Maturity and harvesting of fruits and vegetables 4. Packinghouse unit operations 5. Storage and ripening of fruits and vegetables 6. Processing of fruits and vegetables 7. Dehydration of fruits and vegetables 8. Cold preservation: Chilling and freezing 9. Processed fruit and vegetable products 10. Fermentation and fermented products 11. Minimal processing of fruits & vegetables 12. Packaging and packaging materials 13. Transportation of fruits and vegetables 14. Quality of fresh and processed products

The book post harvest technology assumes great attention during recent years since preservation of agricultural produce is a basic necessity to sustain agricultural production. It helps to add value of produce, thus having great scope for employment generation at the production catchments. In this book, the authors have attempted to consolidate different methods of post harvest technology of fruits and vegetables focusing on recent advances. This book will benefit both practicing food technologist/post harvest technologist who are searching for answers to critical technical questions of post harvest technology. Further, it will be useful to agricultural engineers, food processors, food scientist ,researchers and progressive farmers and tom those who are working in relevant fields. it is intended to fill a gap in presently available post harvest technology literature